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Help Vermont Become to First State to Call for a Constitutional Amendment

Join the democracy movement in Vermont!

Vermont Senator Ginny Lyons is taking the lead in the fight against Corporate Personhood by introducing a state resolution to call for a Constitutional Amendment to end corporate constitutional rights and the doctrine of money as speech.

Document: 
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Join the Race to Amend

In 2012, Move to Amend and Move to Amend Los Angeles will kick off the Race to Amend, a relay race of Americans running, walking, skating and biking across the country to galvanize support for this critical issue for our democracy.

We, the People of the United States of America, reject the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Citizens United decision, and move to amend our Constitution to firmly establish that money is not speech, and that human beings, not corporations, are persons entitled to constitutional rights. In a democracy, the people rule.

Make a Donation to Help Finance Occupy the Courts

The Ultimate Gift: Real Democracy!

Jan 20, 2012: Occupy the CourtsIn this article, Joshua Holland encourages Occupy Wall Street (OWS) to “direct their energy not only at Wall Street, but also at its enablers, in Congress, and ultimately, at the high court.” 
 
That is exactly what Move to Amend intends to do on January 20,  at the Supreme Court and other federal courthouses, in a one day  event dubbed “Occupy the Courts.” 

January 20, 2012 – Move to Amend Occupies the Courts!

Jan 20, 2012: Occupy the Courts!Call to Action

Inspired by our friends at Occupy Wall Street, and Dr. Cornel West, Move To Amend is planning bold action to mark the second anniversary of the infamous Citizens United v. FEC decision!

Host a House Party for Democracy!

Grow the Movement to End Corporate Personhood!

Move to Amend is teaming up with Public Citizen and People for the American Way to host houseparties across the country.

➤➤ Click here to let us know you're interested in hosting a house party!

Donate to Move to Amend in Mitt Romney's Name!

Dear friend,

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney did something amazing at the Iowa State Fair yesterday. He actually told the truth about his views on Corporate Personhood:

Declare Your Independence from Corporate Rule this 4th of July!

Join Move to Amend this 4th of July as we Declare Our Independence from Corporate Rule in communities across the nation!

Let's educate our fellow citizens about the corporate threat to our democracy, and get them engaged in the movement to take back our country!

View the recording of our June Take Action Webinar for details and tips to organize the creative ideas listed below, and more!

At all of these events be sure to hand out Move to Amend materials and collect signatures for the Move to Amend petition. You will need:

Volunteer at MTA Info Table at Michelle Shocked Concerts in June!

We have an exciting opportunity for you and for Move to Amend!

Michelle Shocked is touring in the Northeast in June and she is enthusiastic about Move to Amend and the democracy movement!

Michelle has offered to promote Move to Amend from the stage and to have a literature table at each event.

We are looking for volunteers to staff the Move to Amend tables. Volunteers will get a free ticket to the concert and the opportunity to help spread the word about this important movement. If you're interested please fill out the application form below.

Concerts dates and locations are:

125 Years of Corporate Personhood is Enough!

May 2011 marks the 125th anniversary of the Supreme Court granting corporations the rights of human beings. That’s right, Corporate Personhood didn’t begin with Citizens United!

In 1886 the U.S. Supreme Court declared that under the law corporations were “persons” and gave them the same rights as human beings. But a corporation exists only on paper. It is simply a legal creation that allows a group of people to engage in activities as a single entity.

Boycott M&I Bank!

M&I Bank supported Walker and the Republicans who have stripped WI workers of their collective bargaining rights. Firefighters in Madison, WI have already withdrawn their money from M&I Bank. It's time you do the same!

Join the boycott on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-MI-Bank/207543489261202

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ORGANIZE: Democratic Revolutions Build Momentum with Local Resolutions

February 10 ~ We're still receiving reports from events and actions that took place across America last month to protest the one-year anniversary of the Citizens United ruling.

If you were part of an action in your community: great job! Thanks for helping educate your fellow citizens about the Movement to Amend the Constitution!

Now we're looking ahead to the rest of 2011 and we have one primary goal: RESOLUTIONS!

The Revolutionary War was defined by a resolution -- commonly known as the "Declaration of Independence" - a statement of protest and resolve to throw off the King of England -- and his colonial corporations.

Local actions on January 21st: First Anniversary of Citizens United Decision

January 21 Citizens Unite Against Citizens United

The only way to fight organized money is with organized people!

GET READY TO TAKE A STAND!

Citizens Are Uniting Against the Citizens United Decision
Organize Now In Your State For Demonstrations on Friday, January 21st, 2011

This is the first anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court terrible decision in Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission.

Background: Corporate America is raking in more profits than ever before. They are using those dollars to weaken the safety net that protects We The People and to effectively silence us. The new Congress will be stacked with members who owe their allegiance to the vastly wealthy corporations that funded their campaigns.

Throw some light on election spending - call your Senators today!

The clock is ticking on the chance to force some sunshine into election spending. The small window of opportunity for this “lame duck” session of Congress to do something positive is closing fast, before the new Congress is sworn in.  That is why we are asking you to join us in asking Congress to pass the DISCLOSE Act -- because Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections.  Passing the DISCLOSE Act will help us all follow the money.
 

ACLU: Support the Wisconsin Democracy Restoration Act

From: 
ACLU
What's happening: 
PUBLIC HEARING: Committee on Corrections and the Courts on AB 353 (WI Democracy Restoration Act) - Madison. 417 North (GAR Hall), State Capitol, Thursday, August 27, 10am.
 
The Restore the Vote Wisconsin Now Coalition is a group of activists, citizens, organizations, faith leaders, legislators and other cool people who are working to restore the right to vote to over 42,000 ex-offenders immediately upon release from incarceration in Wisconsin.
 
Current law in Wisconsin restricts the right to vote to individuals until after their sentence. This means US citizens can be living, raising families, going to school, working, and paying taxes in our communities and not have the right to vote.
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Commemorate Constitution Day: Friday, September 17

Celebrate We the People • Condemn We the Corporations • Connect to Move to Amend

The US Constitution says “We the People,” not “We the Corporations.” Nowhere in the Constitution are corporations even mentioned—let alone protected and anointed with human rights to do virtually what they want, where they want, whenever they want politically, economically, socially or environmentally. 
 
Constitution Day, September 17, is a terrific opportunity to take this message to your school, your neighborhood, city or town, or your elected officials. Start now to do something – educate, advocate or organize—on that date to say and proclaim that constitutional rights belong to human beings, not corporations.
 

Stop BP’s Corporate Abuse

From: 
MovetoAmend.org & Change.org
What's happening: 

No matter the issue, you can be certain that giant corporations are abusing our democracy for their own gain. The result? ‘We the people’ are in deep water when it comes to protecting ourselves and our country from corporate harms.

There’s no better example of corporate abuse than BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster, and they haven’t even started spending ‘big money’ on candidate campaigns yet. Rest assured, that will happen when, and if, Congress gets serious about plugging the holes in the regulatory process, and passing legislation to prevent more disasters like this one. The oil boys will land like a sledgehammer on any candidate calling for regulation -- or an end to offshore drilling -- as they exploit the Supreme Court’s recent Citizens United decision, which allows unlimited campaign spending by corporations.

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No right to racial discrimination!

SEE: http://movetoamend.org/warn-justice-no-corporate-racism

By now you've heard that the GOP's U.S. Senate candidate for Kentucky repeated his claim that a central piece of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was wrong, and that businesses should be free to discriminate against whomever they please. Rand Paul didn't seem to care that without federal intervention, people of color might still be second-class citizens in most aspects of American life.

From: 
Move to Amend
What's happening: 

Thanks to our friends at the civil rights organization, Color of Change, we now know that FOX contributor and business anchor John Stossel went even further than Paul and called for the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that applies to business to be repealed. And he's refused to back down, saying that:

"It's time now to repeal that part of the law because private businesses ought to get to discriminate. And I won't ever go to a place that's racist and I will tell everybody else not to and I'll speak against them. But it should be their right to be racist."

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COMING YOUR WAY: The March of the Monahans

On May 16, democracy activists Laird and Robin Monahan dipped hands and feet in the Pacific, and set out on foot from San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Their goals: reach the Lincoln Memorial in Washington by mid October, and, most importantly, build grassroots awareness of the need to amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood along the way.

From: 
MovetoAmend.org
What's happening: 
Laird and Robin, who are both in their sixties, plan is to walk every day, weather and health permitting, camping along the way, and taking opportunities to connect with local groups, local government, and legislators. The walk is non-partisan, supporting, as Laird has written, “no political agenda save to restore the inalienable and Constitutional rights of human beings and the dominion of human citizens over corporations.” Laird and Robin spent the week before the walk going over logistics with MTA steering committee members at Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, plotting the best route, and making plans to connect with supporters along the way. Their first day on the road took them over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito—look for pictures soon on their website, www.lairdandrobin.org—we will also be updating you online at our special March of the Monahan Brothers pages.